Italo Disco, Synthpop, Hi-NRG Fans Thread

West · Jul 30, 2017

Italo still gets play in NY. Here's one that would always pack the dance floor. Traks cover of the Doobie Bros song.

By the end everyone on the floor's singing WITHOUT LOOOOOOOOOOO-HUHHHHHH-HUUUU-UUUUV!

Bonus points for the yellow codpiece drum break starting at 3:05 in the vid. That biz is too much, hehe.

Morden · Jul 30, 2017

sylvie · Jul 30, 2017

Morden said:

ive always thought this was one of the most masculine videos ever

cat · Jul 30, 2017

I love koto, guy look's like he's jumping around on a hot plate in the vid lol.
Visitors is my favourite track by them.

sylvie · Jul 30, 2017

Jabdah and Dragon's Legend are my favs. I wish there was a proper instrumental version for Dragon's Legend though.

PS: Koto has some of my fav 80s futuristic art. I used to have this one on a shirt. I miss that shirt

cat · Jul 30, 2017

Yep, great artwork on they're sleeves sylvie.
Another koto track i love.

sylvie · Jul 30, 2017

I'm also a big fan of Rose. I really like weepy, strong Italian female artists from this time.

sylvie · Jul 30, 2017

that being said, Elena Ferretti was the singer behind Rose and she is also behind other incredible Italo/eurobeat female models. I forget which right now but I heard one recently and instantly recognized her voice. ALSO INTERSETNG, i thnk Magic Carillon is Rose's more popular track but Stefania Dal Pino was the one singing that. and SHE is also the vocalist of Primadonna's "Angel You" which is one of my fav italo tracks

Joe T. · Jul 30, 2017

My girlfriend owned a record store for about 10 years that specialized in lots of weird and generally out there stuff. She has tons of really good italo and synth records that I don't know shit about.

Here is one she played for me recently that I thought was awesome:

cat · Jul 30, 2017

Another classic.
Is it just me, but does Lana Pellay sound a lot like pete burns from dead or alive.

sylvie · Jul 30, 2017

Joe T. said:
My girlfriend owned a record store for about 10 years that specialized in lots of weird and generally out there stuff. She has tons of really good italo and synth records that I don't know shit about.

Here is one she played for me recently that I thought was awesome:

Yes, this is a great one. You should check out CBS (Cybernetic Broadcasting System) 2004 Top 100. CBS is the old name for Intergalactic FM, the best italo disco/space synth/disco station ever. But this particular 2004 top 100 set is killer, and Every Sunday by Crazy Gang is on it and it segues into Hey DJ by B. Rose

PinkSweets · Jul 30, 2017

Sylvie said:
I'm also a big fan of Rose. I really like weepy, strong Italian female artists from this time.

Hey Sylvie, by any chance do you have a playlist anywhere of just 80's tracks that are very similar to this? YouTube, Spotify, SoundCloud? Looking for a ton of songs that I can just play straight through. I'm mostly familiar with newer synthwave artists but would like to discover older tracks.

Opethian · Jul 31, 2017

sylvie · Jul 31, 2017

PinkSweets said:
Hey Sylvie, by any chance do you have a playlist anywhere of just 80's tracks that are very similar to this? YouTube, Spotify, SoundCloud? Looking for a ton of songs that I can just play straight through. I'm mostly familiar with newer synthwave artists but would like to discover older tracks.

I don't have a playlist or anything, but all the songs posted here so far are really good. Just keep an eye on this thread.

cat · Jul 31, 2017

Another classic Bobby O track sung by the flirts.

sylvie · Jul 31, 2017

Sharing a little-known Giombini track. A-side is too weird, but the instrumental is on fire. This is the same guy that did Lunatic and Masterpiece by Gazebo and the famous Dolce Vita by Ryan Paris. I am pretty positive he did I Want You and You Are A Danger by Gary Low but I might be wrong?

You can hear the Gary Low style in this track by Tortuga.

PinkSweets · Aug 1, 2017

OMFG · Aug 1, 2017

One of my favorite tracks off of Baltimora's Living in the Background:

CaseyTappy · Aug 2, 2017

Old but gold :

sylvie · Aug 2, 2017

more Elena Ferretti

cat · Aug 2, 2017

sylvie · Aug 2, 2017

FUN FUN is legit! If you haven't, make sure you check out Hot & Cold "Love Is Like A Game", Ivana Spagna & Antonella Pepe are the vocalists in both Fun Fun and Hot Cold.

My favorite Fun Fun tracks:

*Sing Another Song has made me cry on several occasions. It is a really, really beautiful song. The lyrics are cryptic due to the poor english but it makes them obscurely hopeful, perhaps in a morose way though. MAybe thats why it hits so hard. Regardless, it always makes me want to lift myself up and try, try again.

sylvie · Aug 7, 2017

Here are some tracks from various projects involving the singer Emanuela Gubinelli. She is more well known as Marina Lai, a pop singer. She also had a seemingly good career in the early 90s by the name Taleesa. I haven't heard anything by her under that name

Marina Lai, 1984. This is actually a very beautiful track, and prompted me to have a lot of respect for Emanuela. I was super happy to find out she is Ross, one of my favorite eurobeat singers.